Grand Theft Auto IV

Ryan2.5

Hi is it impossable to play Grand Theft Auto 4 on the keyboard?

ProjectColossus

I had no control problems playing with a keyboard and mouse.

Ryan2.5

I have got a acer laptop
What have you got?

PogMoThoin

A laptop without a dediacted graphics card won't play this, its a bitch to run, brings a high end gaming pc to its knees

Ryan2.5

I'm new to laptops, are all graphic cards the same and are they expensive?

AlmightyCushion

You won't be able to upgrade the graphics card in your laptop. And no they are not the same. Some are vastly more powerful than others. If yours is a relatively weak one then you won't have much luck playing gta4 unfortunately.

PogMoThoin

Ryan2.5 wrote: »

I'm new to laptops, are all graphic cards the same and are they expensive?

Most laptops don't have them, they usually have integrated graphics chips on the board, which rules this game out I'm afraid

Ryan2.5

i have got a acer 5230e.
What would be a strong graphics card?
Please have patiences with me as i am only 7.

PogMoThoin

Ryan2.5 wrote: »

Please have patiences with me as i am only 7.

:rolleyes: Then I don't think You should be playing GTA4

AlmightyCushion

Ryan2.5 wrote: »

i have got a acer 5230e.
What would be a strong graphics card?
Please have patiences with me as i am only 7.

If this (http://www.handingchao.com/tag/acer-extensa-5230-specifications/) is your laptop then you won't be able to play gta on it at all.

Ryan2.5

My dad has a dell computer that is 5 years old and it has xp on it.
Is that too prehiseoric like him

AlmightyCushion

It's hard to say without knowing more details about the machine but I doubt it will play it.

noodler

Can 7 year olds post on boards?

Mossy Monk

When I was 7 I was tucked up in bed when the sun set.

PogMoThoin

If he's smart enough to figure how to sign up (needs an email) and post here, he's welcome, might actually learn some stuff they don't teach in school. They don't give out emails in school
Tip, don't post Your age again and nobody will ever know

Coriolanus

As said above, OP (means original poster by the way, welcome to boards! ) I don't think your laptop is going to be able to run GTAIV.

cherryghost

http://www.yougamers.com/gameometer/10296/

that'll answer your questions. a quick google suggests it'll run like a slideshow, then crash.

Atavan-Halen

http://cyri.systemrequirementslab.com/srtest/

That'll do a test to see if you can.

tman

Hate to be a spoilsport and all, but should we really be helping a seven year old get an 18 rated game running?
Unsupervised browsing and 18 rated games... That's some quality parenting right there!

cherryghost

meh, i see retailers selling them to kids that age, so whats the difference?

Coriolanus

He could be trying to get it to work for his ... older brother? Who technically illiterate.
In fairness though, not our responsibility, I presume he had the game bought for him (and Kane and Lynch btw) so the parents must know.

Atavan-Halen

Not necessarily. Most parents just buy games for their kids without noticing/caring about the age or content.

Coriolanus

atavan-halen wrote: »

Not necessarily. Most parents just buy games for their kids without noticing/caring about the age or content.

I honestly don't see how we're responsible for that.

Actually, it'd be funniest if it's actually a regular boardsie playing pseudo-sociologist with us.

Atavan-Halen

Oh of course we're not. The parents are to blame. /rant

Hmmm, it does seem very irregular for a 7 year old to be posting on boards and to know how to. My 7 year old cousins wouldn't know how to.

mink_man

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smart 7 year old.

ScumLord

tman wrote: »

Hate to be a spoilsport and all, but should we really be helping a seven year old get an 18 rated game running?

Your not his dad!

Ryan2.5

Thanks PogMo:D

Ryan2.5

i'm his father and i supervise everything he does on here and what ganes he plays.do you think he has never heard swearing before or seen a bit of violence on the telly including the news.better him on the comp or playstation than being outside smoking etc.we haven't bought him gta4 he saw a download of it on youtube and really enjoyed the quality of the graphics aswell as the game.yes he is 7 but not for long and has been using a playstation on and off for several years and my comp for at least the same he is very bright for his age.

Mossy Monk

Ryan2.5 wrote: »

i'm his father and i supervise everything he does on here and what ganes he plays.do you think he has never heard swearing before or seen a bit of violence on the telly including the news.better him on the comp or playstation than being outside smoking etc.we haven't bought him gta4 he saw a download of it on youtube and really enjoyed the quality of the graphics aswell as the game.yes he is 7 but not for long and has been using a playstation on and off for several years and my comp for at least the same he is very bright for his age.

Split personality?

youcancallmeal

You should of got him GTA4 for the playstation. GTA4 on the PC needs a seriously powerful PC to run decently and even then it needs lots of tweaking to get everything to run smoothly. In fact in order for me to finish the final mission I had to install fraps!?

cherryghost

that bug was fixed months ago

youcancallmeal

I only finished it about 3 weeks ago and I had the most up to date patched version
No amount of googling said anything about a patch that fixed it, its a very strange one as it doesnt affect everyone.

extrinzic

This game is defiantly unsuitable for a minor. Every character in the game promotes an anti-social, nihilistic outlook where the solution to any problem involves violence, and money is only useful to buy drugs, weapons and prostitutes. Give your kid a book instead, he will thank you for it later.

Kiith

extrinzic wrote: »

the solution to any problem involves violence, and money is only useful to buy drugs, weapons and prostitutes.

Sounds like a good night out to me :P